Can cats be vaccinated agianst diseases like Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?
- Munchkin Lover!
They can be vaccinated against FeLV but can't be vaccinated against FIV.
- Jennie Clause
leukemia yes, FIV no....there is L/C (leukemia vaccine) FVRCP (feline distemper, Rabies vaccines, bordetella vaccines (kennel cough). Thats it.
- Cal21
yes, but they only make the illness not as bad as the usual disease!
- jme2207
yes they can but its still not 100 percent preventable
- doodlebugmeem
There is a feline leukemia vaccine that is pretty reliable.. and Merial does produce a FIV vaccine. My cats are vaccinated for it however it is only about 30% effective.. but I figure any protection is better than none. I recommend just having indoor cats.
EDIT: And as for the vaccine induced sarcomas associated with the leukemia vaccine- it is very rare these days thanks to a new device called the "vet jet" which is made specifically for the feline leukemia vaccine. It is needleless and the vaccine goes intra-dermal. 1/3 of all "indoor only" pets will get out in their lifetime- meaning they could be exposed to feline leukemia and once diagnosed the average life expectancy is around 2-3 years. I would rather risk an almost unheard of sarcoma than a known killer of cats.
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